to thrust before; to thrust at
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
complete victory; total victory
to mix; to stir; to blend
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
measurement error; calculation error
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on